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Learn about the world of publishing! Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books! <div><br></div><div>Discover career opportunities on our PRODUCTION EDITORIAL and MANAGING EDITORIAL team with our CORPORATE BOOKMAKING division. These departments are responsible for the in-house editorial, pre-press and manufacturing processes of turning manuscripts into bound books after acquisition all within the desired timeframe and budget.  </div><div><br></div><div>Some responsibilities include copyediting and proofreading various materials including TI sheets, reader guides, cover copy and marketing materials, learning how to check changes, assisting with freelancer communication and attending book scheduling meetings. </div><div><br></div><div>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </li><li>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.  </li><li>What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry. </li><li>Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2026, at 11:59pm EST </li><li>Program Dates: June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </li></ul></div>

Summer 2027 Production Editorial & Managing Editorial Internship

Learn about the world of publishing! Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books! <div><br></div><div>Discover career opportunities with our EDITORIAL department in our ADULT divisions. In editorial, when a book proposal is received, the editor decides whether or not to pursue it for acquisition. An editor works with the author to turn the manuscript into a finished book. They negotiate contracts, edit the books for content, structure and on a line-by-line basis, and collaborate with internal departments on how to package, market, and publicize the book. Editors need to know what’s trending, what can sell to which target market, and what fits with their particular imprint. </div><div><br></div><div>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </li><li>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.  </li><li>What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry. </li><li>Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2026, at 11:59pm EST </li><li>Program Dates: June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </li></ul></div>

Summer 2027 Editorial Internship (Adult)

Discover career opportunities in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department. <br><div><br></div><div>The DEI Team serves as the companywide hub for our DEI efforts. They are responsible for connecting with and supporting our employees as we work together to build a more inclusive and equitable workplace and serve increasingly diverse communities of creators and audiences of readers. The team acts as internal consultants for DEI-related ideas, challenges, and opportunities at the corporate, divisional, and individual levels. </div><div><br></div><div>Some responsibilities include supporting DEI special projects and 3rd party partnership activities, conducting research on DEI consultants and other service providers as potential PRH partners and DEI standards across various industries, assisting with reporting, data tracking, and supporting the DEI team and leadership groups across the company.   </div><div><br></div><div>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </li><li>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.  </li><li>What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry. </li><li>Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2026, at 11:59pm EST </li><li>Program Dates: June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </li></ul></div>

Summer 2027 Diversity, Equity, and, Inclusion Internship

<div>Discover career opportunities with our PUBLICITY department in our ADULT divisions. </div><div><br></div><div>WHO WE ARE: </div><div><br></div><div>Our dedicated team of publishing professionals is committed to helping authors realize their very best work and to finding innovative new ways of bringing stories and ideas to audiences worldwide. Find your story in our books! </div><div><br></div><div>Publicity professionals generate exposure and “buzz” for new books and are the biggest advocates of the titles to the media. Publicists pitch newspapers, television, radio stations, websites and bloggers with the hope the press will review our titles and feature stories about forthcoming books and authors. Publicists also help create social media outreach, author tours, author signings, readings, and other events. <br><div><br></div><div>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </li><li>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.  </li><li>What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry. </li><li>Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2026, at 11:59pm EST </li><li>Program Dates: June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </li></ul></div></div>

Summer 2027 Publicity Internship (Adult)

<div>Discover career opportunities in our ART and DESIGN department in our ADULT AND CHILDRENS divisions.  </div><div><br></div><div>Art &amp; Design Departments: 

</div><div>Cover and Interior Design </div><div><br></div><div>Designing books—covers, jackets, and interiors—is a collaborative effort. The staff reviews the book and meets with the editor and marketing department to create a visual-packaging direction and oversee its implementation to both represent the book's essence and attract the target audience. </div><div><br></div><div>Some responsibilities may include creating covers and interior designs for each book, setting up hardcover and paperback mechanicals, Image research, type research, Illustrator research and creating social media assets. </div><div><div>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DETAILS </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </li><li>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week and are paid $21/hour.  </li><li>What you study does not matter!  We are looking for your desire to work with books, your drive to learn and your curiosity for the publishing industry. </li><li>Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2026, at 11:59pm EST </li><li>Program Dates: June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </li></ul></div></div>

Summer 2027 Art & Design Internship (Adult and Childrens)

BOOM!, an imprint of Random House Worlds, seeks an experienced Editor to join the team. Founded in 2005, BOOM! is the home to award-winning, critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books &amp; graphic novels, including Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR, Something is Killing the Children, Lumberjanes, Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel, Hellraiser, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Mexican Gothic: The Graphic Novel. Reporting to an Executive Editor, the Editor will have extensive responsibilities and work on various titles and potentially some direct-to-consumer specialty products.  <div><br></div><div>A BOOM! Editor takes responsibility and ownership of the creative process, creative execution, and level of commercial and critical success of the projects under their purview. They work independently to produce high quality creative content on time while maintaining strong creative relationships with talent and key partners. This role involves acquiring new projects, creative development on new and existing projects and properties, extensive independent project management from creating and managing schedules to overseeing art and design, and demonstrating creative excellence with emphases on core audiences and visual storytelling. An affinity for highly communicative collaboration; creative development; wide-ranging problem-solving; and a general, top-level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite terms are essential.  </div><div><br></div><div>In addition to independent projects, the Editor will also provide editorial support to various additional titles within the office of the Executive Editor. While individual purview and motivation is a must, BOOM! seeks a team-oriented Editor looking to have an impact across all titles in an office and the overall BOOM! slate. </div><div><br></div><div>Our ideal candidate is highly motivated, enthusiastic about publishing, possesses an intimate knowledge of the comic book and graphic novel marketplace, and enjoys seeing projects from inception to completion. We are looking for a detail-oriented, meticulous self-starter who loves graphic storytelling of all types and is invested in the process of bringing comic books &amp; graphic novels to a wide readership, has strong writing and analytical skills, communicates clearly, is comfortable asking for help when needed,  and wants to be an active participant on a collaborative team. Must be able to handle the details of immediately urgent tasks, while also remembering to step back, consider the big picture, and adjust strategy when needed.</div>

Editor (BOOM! Studios)

<div>Penguin Random House Corporate Bookmaking is looking for a Production Editor to support the Crown Publishing Group. Crown Publishing Group is made up of a dynamic and wide-ranging set of imprints, including Clarkson Potter/Publishers, Crown, Crown Currency, Storehouse Voices, Ten Speed Press, Ten Speed Graphic, Ten Speed Young Readers, and Compendium. Our Production Editors oversee a range of titles, from initial transmittals of final manuscripts to bound books. Working closely with the editorial, design, and production teams, you will have the opportunity to work on a varied list of gift products, graphic novels, children’s picture books, cookbooks, decorating and design books, narrative nonfiction, business, fiction, memoir, and more.  </div><div><br></div><div>In this role, you will be responsible for: </div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Hiring and assessing the work of freelance copy editors, proofreaders, cold readers, and indexers. </li><li>Preparing and styling initial text transmittals using a custom Penguin Random House Word-based platform. </li><li>Coordinating with the editorial, managing editorial, production, and design departments to see titles through to completion. </li><li>Managing schedules and updating the progress of projects in File Maker Pro. </li><li>Reviewing and collating author and proofreader edits in Adobe Acrobat, which includes additional copyediting, fact-checking, and follow-up with editors and designers. </li><li>Keeping books on schedule and error-free under tight deadlines. </li><li>Copyediting and proofreading supplementary material, such as front matter, back matter, jacket and cover copy, promotional material, etc. </li><li>Reviewing and approving jacket and cover routings. </li><li>Overseeing the work of freelancers performing quality assurance reviews on ebooks. </li><li>Performing various administrative duties, including invoice processing, system updates, and status reports as well as pitching in on departmental projects.</li></ul></div>

Production Editor (Corporate Bookmaking)

<div>Are you a future First Amendment lawyer with a passion for reading? Come discover book law! </div><div><br></div><div>The Penguin Random House (PRH) Legal Department is seeking a first-year law student for a Summer 2025 internship. In line with PRH’s mission to ignite a universal passion for reading by creating books for everyone and increasing opportunities for new attorneys interested in media law, applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.   </div><div><br></div><div>Interns will be exposed to a wide range of legal disciplines, including defamation, copyright, right of publicity, privacy, trademark, and commercial law. They will conduct legal research, review books for legal concerns, draft contracts, and assist PRH’s legal team in tackling the variety of challenges associated with being the world’s largest publisher of English language books.   </div><div><br></div><div>Penguin Random House offers a 10-week PAID, REMOTE internship opportunity available in our adult, children’s, and corporate divisions. Interns work four days a week (Monday through Thursday). The program is run out of PRH’s New York Headquarters but offers remote flexibility. Compensation is $21 per hour. Interns are exposed to the publishing process and our business through panels, networking events, and employee speaker series!  </div><div><br></div><div>Summer interns work for 28 hours per week. Program Dates:  June 7th, 2027 – August 12th, 2027 </div>

Summer 2027 Legal Internship

Random House Children’s Books is seeking an assistant/associate-level editor to manage about 25 titles per year, including board books, storybooks, leveled readers, chapter books, and activity books based on major licensed properties from Disney, Nickelodeon, Netflix, Universal, and other licensors. This position offers an opportunity to immerse yourself in a creative, hands-on department while expanding our exciting, eye-catching list.  Reporting to and working closely with the Editorial Director, the incoming editor should be comfortable working on rush projects under tight deadlines.<div><br></div><div>Specific responsibilities include:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Managing and editing a publishing list of approximately 25 titles per year </li><li>Brainstorming new book and series ideas with licensors </li><li>Hiring authors </li><li>Editing manuscripts </li><li>Writing title information sheets and web copy </li><li>Writing Manuscripts </li><li>Obtaining licensor approvals </li><li>Collaborating with designers </li><li>Reviewing all stages of book development</li><li>Creating presentation decks for Licensors and Sales Conferences</li><li>Presenting individual titles and book series at Sales Conferences</li><li>Tracking trends, new shows, movies, and products for potential licensing opportunities</li><li>Handling sensitive embargoed materials.</li></ul></div>

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